Summary Of Myth: First Human Existence In Africa
Milana Burykin
Professor Bryan Shuler
Humanities 2270: East/West Synthesis
April 27, 2014
Fact of Myth: First Human Existence in Africa One of the most substantial element about Africa is that human race might have originated from that location. If that is the case, then African history is one of the primary historical locations which needs to be studied thoroughly to know who we are. And in fact, some schools of thought regard Africa to be the origin of Homo sapiens (i.e. human) race. Yet, other scholars regard this idea to be baseless. Is there any evidence to support this theory, or is it a mere speculation with lack of scientific and ontological evidence. This essay will look at some prominent archaeological evidence, like Lucy fossils, and some ontological implications. One of the most prominent fossils is the skeleton of Lucy, she “is an Australopithecus apheresis, a well-documented group of early hominines” (Kappelman). She was found in Africa by Donald Johanson and Tom Gray. A hominine is a classification of species which are related to humankind closer than chimpanzee. “Human and chimpanzees share over 98% of same genetic …show more content…
Louis Zoo, which does not represent anything what modern science claims it to be (Buckna). Per current evidence, Lucy was not an upright walking species, she most likely was a tree climber because her joints were made for it. Further, she did not have human-like hands and feet, she had long curved fingers and toes representative to arboreal primates than any other species. Yet, there are some sign that there were some differences. The important question to ask is, was Lucy just another cousin of the current apes which went extinct before her cousins or was she their ancestor. Simply stated, it is a very hard task to navigate between all the points of view within the evolution theory, and even harder when philosophy and arts are thrown in the mix
Professor Bryan Shuler
Humanities 2270: East/West Synthesis
April 27, 2014
Fact of Myth: First Human Existence in Africa One of the most substantial element about Africa is that human race might have originated from that location. If that is the case, then African history is one of the primary historical locations which needs to be studied thoroughly to know who we are. And in fact, some schools of thought regard Africa to be the origin of Homo sapiens (i.e. human) race. Yet, other scholars regard this idea to be baseless. Is there any evidence to support this theory, or is it a mere speculation with lack of scientific and ontological evidence. This essay will look at some prominent archaeological evidence, like Lucy fossils, and some ontological implications. One of the most prominent fossils is the skeleton of Lucy, she “is an Australopithecus apheresis, a well-documented group of early hominines” (Kappelman). She was found in Africa by Donald Johanson and Tom Gray. A hominine is a classification of species which are related to humankind closer than chimpanzee. “Human and chimpanzees share over 98% of same genetic …show more content…
Louis Zoo, which does not represent anything what modern science claims it to be (Buckna). Per current evidence, Lucy was not an upright walking species, she most likely was a tree climber because her joints were made for it. Further, she did not have human-like hands and feet, she had long curved fingers and toes representative to arboreal primates than any other species. Yet, there are some sign that there were some differences. The important question to ask is, was Lucy just another cousin of the current apes which went extinct before her cousins or was she their ancestor. Simply stated, it is a very hard task to navigate between all the points of view within the evolution theory, and even harder when philosophy and arts are thrown in the mix